Victoria Rhemrev interviews Kathleen Johnston
[AI-Generated Summary] Kathleen Johnston describes her extensive career as an investigative journalist, reflecting on her journey from an Indiana University student to a senior producer at CNN. She shares details about several high-profile investigations, including uncovering Medicare fraud in the medical device industry and exposing "earmarks" in congressional spending, which led to a prestigious National Press Foundation award. Johnston also discusses her deeply emotional work on the documentary Footnotes of 9/11, her experiences reporting on the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and her accidental transition from newspaper reporting to television journalism at WTHR in Indianapolis. Throughout the interview, she emphasizes the importance of journalistic ethics, such as her "golden rule" of never breaking the rules to catch rule-breakers, and highlights the lasting impact of major historical events like 9/11 on both the profession and the nation.
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